Air Force Staff Sergeant Recovering Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in Washington DC
A servicemember of the Air National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.
The family of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.
The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, according to the official's statement.
The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old his counterpart, died from her injuries.
"We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said.
Morrisey attended a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student.
A clergyman at the event read a message from the soldier's parents, his family.
"We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to regional media outlets.
"However our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the globe."
Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was capable of move his toes.
Police have charged the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that worked with American troops in the South Asian nation.
The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in Democratic-led cities.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the former president said he desired another 500 military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia.
The Trump administration has also referenced the shooting as a reason for further restrictive policies.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the summer, including Afghanistan.